Map of Alexandria

A bird's-eye view of Alexandria seen from the sea, with its walled grid of streets, mosques and towers spread along the shore. Ships with sails and oars fill the hand-colored blue water, while green fields frame the city beneath a decorative title cartouche.

Look closer: A small caravan of camels walks along the left shore beside the road.

Artist

Georg Braun

Date

1575

Medium

Etching, hand colored

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

3858 × 2957 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Elaine and Lewis Dubroff, 2013